I do not stay in australia.and i am thinking of doing the overland track in 2016.if i would to get dehydrated food from the USA, maybe something eg like this -> http://www.mountainhouse.com/M/product/ ... iant_id=77 and bring them into austrailia. will i get stop in the custom and then i have to toss them away?

i am very interested to try http://www.strivefood.com.au but however, are there available at the mart in launceston or hobart? i cant get them online as i do not have a address in australia for me to send to . but they do look very delicious in the pictures!

gannybun wrote:i am very interested to try http://www.strivefood.com.au but however, are there available at the mart in launceston or hobart? i cant get them online as i do not have a address in australia for me to send to . but they do look very delicious in the pictures!

You can buy direct from their shop in Sandy Bay (which is an inner Hobartian suburb). Check the address and opening hours on their website. It's at most a 15 minute walk from the city centre.

They're great meals, and much more filling than any of the others out there.

gannybun wrote:Is dehydrated food easily available at Launceston supermarket? do they cost a lot?

G'day gannybun,Supermarkets in Launceston don't sell the sort of dehydrated food you are looking for ,you will need to go to an outdoors shop like Allgoods ,Macpack or Kathmandu and the meals do cost a lot

We've taken all sorts of backpacking food into Tasmania from the US, some of it in sealed packages, some of it home dehydrated in ziplocks. So far we've had no issues. I'd be surprised if a package of Mountain House would be flagged. That stuff is barely even food.

You never know though. On one trip they came into the airplane cabin and sprayed everything with some unidentified aerosol. I guess they were worried, but about what I can't say.

We're keen to try the Strive meals on our next trip. It looks so good on line. Last time we were there the store in Hobart was always closed when we happened to walk past. So I have no idea what sort of selection they stock. Woolworth's and Coles will do in a pinch though.

Orion wrote:We're keen to try the Strive meals on our next trip. It looks so good on line. Last time we were there the store in Hobart was always closed when we happened to walk past. So I have no idea what sort of selection they stock.

The store is open 9 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Friday. Or you can order online and have the stuff delivered to a friendly, helpful fellow forumer . . .

Quite a few freeze dried powders on the market nowadays...kale, beetroot, nettle, black current, raspberry etc etc...handy for adding nutrients on long distance walks or for usweekend moochers.Can also be added to powdered shakes & lassi's.

Back recently from a week well below Frenchmans Cap and survived on home prepared dehy food. The winner was dehydrated char grilled capsicum! Eat it as is and its chewy, slightly sweet but very tasty. Rehydrated in a meal and its very good, if much softer and less intense. Another success was dehy lentils. A tin thereof, dried and then with whatever spices, veg and meat (all dry obviously) that takes your fancy. Takes much less time to rehydrate than to cook, same with rice. You can have a mix of white, brown, black and/or red and while they cook in different times, rehydrating is the same.

Yes, I dried smoked chicken breast, smoked pork (kaiserfleisch), tuna and some honey basted roast chicken breast. Basically cryovacc'd chicken, kaiserfleisch and tuna packs from the supermarket. The smoked or roast chicken breast was shredded, the smoked pork was cut into batons and the tuna was flaked and then dried. The smoked chicken really needed to have the tougher "surface" removed as this took longer to rehydrate and was still tougher than the flesh below it. But it's like that without the drying anyway. I used these options as they are all very low in fat - use the "eye"of the smoked pork only. The capsicum was home chargrilled, skins removed, sliced and dried. Not the purchased stuff as that is often in oil.

Sounds like it all went well gayet.. I agree dehy Capsicum is awesome, the smell is mouth watering, multi colours brighten up many meals.Soups I find are a great use for dehy, heavy soup, toasted herb breads & cheeses.

//...........You never know though. On one trip they came into the airplane cabin and sprayed everything with some unidentified aerosol. I guess they were worried, but about what I can't say...............//

Lizzy wrote:Cabins are now pre-impregnated with insecticide I think.....that's why they no longer spray

I can't tell if you're being silly or are serious. But even if it were true or if they resumed spraying luggage exteriors it seems to me to be a weak attempt. But probably the best they can do without major intrusiveness.